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. 1990 Jan;66(771):63–65. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.771.63

Pyloric obstruction due to gastric tuberculosis--an endoscopic diagnosis.

B Gupta 1, S Mathew 1, S Bhalla 1
PMCID: PMC2429366  PMID: 2349172

Abstract

A 22 year old male presented with symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction. Endoscopy showed a hypertrophic nodular lesion around the pyloric opening with pyloric stenosis. The endoscopic biopsy and histopathological examination revealed tuberculosis involving the stomach, an extremely rare lesion.

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